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Introduction

This list is user-updated; all updates are manual. These images are not accessible via the FS Catalog and are not part of any Infinity/Online project. The following are mostly image-only collections, or in other words, not all are indexed by record-subject names. If some images are not searchable/findable, it's because there are restrictions on the images that only allow certain FamilySearch users to access them and/or while browsing on certain networks. These restrictions are based off of the privacy laws of the government from which the images were acquired and/or the contract with the custodian of the original records. Collections that are not completed are updated weekly with new images, therefore, clicking on the link will navigate to updated search results. If any links produce 0 search results for more than two consecutive weeks, please make a comment on the Talk page. The content of this article is current as of 7 Mar 2024.

Asia/Pacific

  1. Australia (Both converted to Infinity/Online on 29 Aug 2022)
  2. China (Will not be converted to Infinity/Online before end of 2022)
  3. Egypt (Completed capture before converting to Infinity/Online)
  4. India
  5. Indonesia
  6. Japan
  7. Micronesia
  8. New Zealand
  9. South Korea
  10. Sri Lanka (Completed capture before it could be converted to Infinity/Online)
  11. Taiwan
  12. Thailand

Europe

  1. Austria
  2. Czech Republic
  3. Denmark
  4. Estonia (Completed capture before it could be converted to Infinity/Online)
  5. Finland (Converted to Infinity/Online 7 Oct 2022)
  6. France
  7. Germany
  8. Greece
  9. Iceland
  10. Italy
  11. Latvia
  12. Lithuania (Both converted to Infinity/Online 27 June 2022)
  13. Malta (Completed capture before it could be converted to Infinity/Online)
  14. The Netherlands
  15. Norway
  16. Poland
  17. Portugal
  18. Russia (Completed capture before it could be converted to Infinity/Online)
  19. Serbia (Completed capture before it could be converted to Infinity/Online)
  20. Spain
  21. Sweden
  22. Ukraine
  23. United Kingdom


Caribbean

  1. Haiti

Latin America

  1. Argentina
  1. Brazil
  2. Chile
  3. Colombia
  4. Costa Rica
  5. Dominican Republic
  6. Ecuador
  7. Guatemala
  8. Mexico
  9. Paraguay
  10. Peru
  11. Puerto Rico
  12. Venezuela
  13. Uruguay


Africa

  1. Cape Verde (Completed capture before it could be converted to Infinity/Online)
  2. Cote d'Ivoire (Completed capture before it could be converted to Infinity/Online)
  3. Democratic Republic of Congo
  4. Liberia
  5. South Africa
  6. Zambia (Completed capture before it could be converted to Infinity/Online)
  7. Zimbabwe


North America

Canada

  1. British Columbia
  2. Québec
  3. Nova Scotia
  4. Ontario

United States of America

  1. Federal
  2. Alaska
  3. California
  4. Indiana
  5. Illinois
  6. Indiana
  7. Kentucky
  8. Louisiana
  9. Maine
  10. Maryland
  11. Massachusetts
  12. Michigan
  13. Missouri
  14. Montana
  15. Nebraska
  16. Ohio
  17. New York
  18. Oklahoma
  19. Oregon
  20. Pennsylvania
  21. South Carolina
  22. Texas
  23. Virginia
  24. Washington
  25. Wisconsin


Searching: Best Practices

FamilySearch Explore Images is a new and evolving platform for searching digitized historical records. Once any of these fields are searched, more search parameters can be entered to focus the search results. If you are interested in helping to improve the data for any one of these projects and have a FamilySearch account, please contact Joseph La Fazia: joseph.lafazia@familysearch.org.

Locality

The place used to organize the images in this database describes where the records were created and not where the life event took place; in some cases these places are the same. When searching a specific place, the search results will include all images that are described by that place and any other images described by a place within the jurisdiction.

Dates

The date used to organize the images in this database describes when the records were created and not when the life event took place; in some cases these dates are the same or similar.

Record Types & Life Events

You may search by a major life event first, then specify a record type.

Image Group Number (DGS)

In many cases historical records are not digitized in any particular order, so the Image Group Number (DGS) cannot be used to determine record type and date range order. However, when you do find the record pertaining to an ancestor, it is always helpful to log the DGS number for future reference because you can search Explore Images by entering the DGS in the Image Group Number search field.

Custodian

When this data is available, it is hyperlinked. Clicking on the hyperlinked Custodian will take you to a search results screen showing all images FamilySearch has acquired from that Custodian.

Keyword

This field allows you to search open-text fields (not standardized), so it is helpful if searching for a specific volume, archive reference number, and/or manuscript title (Record Title). When subject names are included in any of these fields, then those names become a keyword. Use double quotation marks (") around the search term. Separate multiple search terms by a single comma in between each term. When searching for specific microfilm numbers that were digitized, search the microfilm number without quotation marks.

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